Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina.
Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city, according to the GaWC 2024 ranking. The city proper has a population of 3.1 million and its urban area has a population of 16.7 million, making it the 21st most populous metropolitan area in the world.
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Worth seeing in and around Buenos Aires
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the second-oldest university in the country, and the largest university in the country by enrollment.
900 m · public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina · Wikipedia - 02Monumental Stadium, Buenos Aires
The Estadio Monumental, also known as Estadio River Plate, is an association football stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located in the Belgrano neighbourhood, it is the home of River Plate.
9 km · football stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina · Wikipedia - 03La Bombonera
La Bombonera, officially known as Estadio Alberto José Armando, is an association football stadium in La Boca neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, Argentina that is the home of the Boca Juniors team. It is widely regarded as one of the most iconic stadiums in the world due to its design, the club's history and its intense atmosphere, and it has been host to many noteworthy players in football, including Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Alfredo Di Stéfano, and Pelé.
3.8 km · football stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina · Wikipedia - 04Colón Theater
The Teatro Colón is a historic opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is considered one of the ten best opera houses in the world by National Geographic.
300 m · opera house in Buenos Aires · Wikipedia - 05Argentine Senate
The Chamber of Senators of the Argentine Nation or Senate, officially the Honorable Chamber of Senators of the Argentine Nation is the upper house of the National Congress of Argentina.
1.1 km · upper house of Argentina Congress · Wikipedia - 06Barolo Palace
Palacio Barolo is a landmark office building, located at 1370 Avenida de Mayo, in the neighborhood of Monserrat, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It stood as Buenos Aires' tallest building for more than a decade until the construction of the Kavanagh Building in 1936.
800 m · tower block in Buenos Aires · Wikipedia - 07Plaza de Mayo
The Plaza de Mayo is the main city square of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was formed in 1884 after the demolition of the Recova building, unifying the city's Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Armas, by that time known as Plaza de la Victoria and Plaza 25 de Mayo, respectively.
1 km · square in Buenos Aires, Argentina · Wikipedia - 08Obelisco de Buenos Aires
The Obelisco de Buenos Aires is a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires. Located in the Plaza de la República in the intersection of avenues Corrientes and 9 de Julio, the reinforced concrete structure was erected in 1936 to commemorate the quadricentennial of the first foundation of the city.
0 m · Iconic historical monument in Buenos Aires, Argentina · Wikipedia - 09Mariano Moreno National Library
The Mariano Moreno National Library is the largest library in Argentina. It is located in the barrio of Recoleta in Buenos Aires.
2.6 km · national library of Argentina · Wikipedia - 10Recoleta Cemetery
La Recoleta Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It contains the graves of notable people, including Eva Perón, presidents of Argentina, Nobel Prize winners, the founder of the Argentine Navy, and military commanders such as Julio Argentino Roca.
2.1 km · cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Buenos Aires is a big city, so check the districts section for detailed listings. If you are a fan of walking in green open spaces and parks in big cities like Buenos Aires, be sure not to miss a promenade in Palermo, a beautiful area in the northern part of the city.
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Things to do
Argentina has a renowned football reputation and the sport is big throughout the whole country including of course, Buenos Aires. The capital is the home town of two of the most appreciated football teams in the world, Boca Juniors (which resides in Boca) and River Plate (Núñez). A game between these two legendary teams is called the "Superclásico".
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Where to eat
While the primary food consumed by Argentinians is beef, there are other options in this cosmopolitan city. Italian food is pervasive but in neighborhoods like Palermo, pizza joints are seeing heavy competition from sushi, fusion, and even vegetarian bistros. Just about everything can be delivered - including fantastic, gourmet helado (ice cream).
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Getting to Buenos Aires
- Airports
- Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP), 6 km · Ezeiza - Ministro Pistarini (EZE), 28 km · Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso (MVD), 217 km
- Stations
- Jorge Newbery Airport, 5.9 km
- Rosario → Buenos Aires279 km · quickest by road, 4h 12m · AR$17,850–23,800
- Cordoba → Buenos Aires648 km · quickest by air, 4h 25m · AR$89,000–138,060
- Resistencia → Buenos Aires797 km · quickest by air, 4h 36m · AR$95,180–147,590
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Buenos Aires
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Buenos Aires. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBuenos Aires also has several small airports dedicated to chartered flights and private aircraft.
- Get inThree companies operate this service: All three offer ferries to Colonia and connecting buses to Montevideo, Piriapolis, and Punta del Este.
- Get inBuquebus also offers a significantly more expensive direct ferry to Montevideo.
- Get inIn low season, you may be on the same ferry as the Buquebus passengers who probably paid significantly more.
- Get aroundThe principal means of public transportation within the city are the buses (colectivos).
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Next door to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is 6 km from Avellaneda, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Avellanedacity in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina6.6 km
- La Bocaneighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina3.8 km
- Puerto Maderoneighborhood of Buenos Aires1.8 km
- Palermoneighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina4.8 km
- Recoleta, Buenos Airesneighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina1.7 km
- Belgranoneighbourhood of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina8.4 km